VERINA (Aelia), wife of Leo I (A.D.457 - 474), by whom she had two daughters, one, Ariadne, was married to Zeno and the other, Leontia, was married to Marcian, son of Anthemius. After the death of her husband, Verina assisted at the coronation of her grandson, Leo II, son of Ariadne and Zeno, to whom Leo I had bequeathed the Empire. Verina then conspired against Zeno and was banished and confined in the fort of Papurius in Cilicia, from which she was released, about A.D.484, by the consul Illus, who defeated the army of Zeno near Antioch. She was induced to crown Leontius, an officer of the army at Tarsus, however, Illus soon sent her back to Papurius, where she died shortly afterwards.
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Leo I with Verina. 457-474 AD. AE 4, 0.9 g , 11 mm Constantinople, . Obv: D N L - EO Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust of Leo right, seen from front. Rx: b - E across field, Verina standing facing holding cross on globe and transverse scepter, without mintmark. RIC 714 &nb..
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LEO I (457-474). Ae4.
Obv: D N LEO P F AVG.
Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: B-E.
Empress Verina, crowned, standing facing, holding sceptre and globus cruciger.
RIC 713-718.
Condition: very fine.
Weight: 0,68 g.
Diameter: 11 mm. ..
€ 40.00
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